REL Acoustics Habitat1 Manual de usuario
REL Acouscs Limited
North Road, Bridgend industrial Estate . Bridgend, CF31 3TP . United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)1 656 768 777 . Fax: +44 (0) 1 656 766 093
Web: www.rel.net
Operang Instrucons for the
Habitat1
Sub-Bass
Systems
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Important Safeguards
1 Read all of these instrucons.
2 Save these instrucons for future use.
3 Heed all warnings.
4 Follow all instrucons.
5 Unplug from the wall socket before cleaning. Clean only with polish and micro ber cloth.
6 Keep away from water or other liquids. Do not rest drinks, vases or other liquid-lled items on the unit.
7 Do not place on a stand or table. It may fall causing injury to a child or adult and damage to the unit.
8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or other apparatus
(including ampliers) that produce heat.
9 The unit should only be operated from the power source indicated on the panel of the amplier.
10 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding-type plug. A grounding type plug has two blades
and a third grounding prong. The third prong is provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not t
into your outlet, consult and electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
11 Only use the power cord supplied.
12 Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Posion the power cord such that it cannot be walked on.
13 For added protecon during a lightning storm, or when not in use for long periods of me, unplug the
unit from the wall socket.
14 Do not aempt to service the unit yourself, as removing the amplier may expose you to dangerous
voltages. Refer all servicing to your dealer.
15 Unplug the unit from the wall socket and refer servicing to your dealer under the following condions
a When the power cord or plug is damaged.
b If liquid has been spilled onto the unit.
c If the unit does not operate properly by following the operang instrucons.
d If the unit has been dropped or damaged.
e When the unit exhibits a drasc change in performance.
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Warning
This item is heavy. To avoid risk of injury, take care when handling.
Design Safety
This apparatus is supplied with a detachable mains cord. For 220V operaon a 1.6A fuse is ed in the
socket, for 120V operaon a 3.16A fuse is ed. Should the fuse need to be replaced use a similar rated
fuse approved to ASTA or BSI 362 standards. Do not use without the fuse cover in place. Replacement fuse
covers are available from your distributor.
Important Informaon
The lightning ash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to
the presence of un-insulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sucient
magnitude to constute a risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamaon point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important
operang and maintenance (servicing) instrucons in the literature accompanying the appliance.
FCC STATEMENT
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operaon is subject to the following two condions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operaon.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital Device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protecon against harmful interference in a residenal installaon.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instrucons, may cause harmful interference to radio communicaons. However, there is no guarantee that the interference will not
occur in a parcular installaon. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television recepon, which can be
determined by turning the equipment o and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separaon between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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I Welcome to REL ......................................................................................................................................... 4
II Intro to Habitat1 ........................................................................................................................................ 6
III Habitat1 Connecon Legend ..................................................................................................................... 7
IV Connecvity and Funconality.................................................................................................................. 9
V Connecng Up ........................................................................................................................................... 9
VI Pairing...................................................................................................................................................... 15
VII REL Set Up Made Simple ......................................................................................................................... 16
VIII Mounng................................................................................................................................................. 23
IX Technical ................................................................................................................................................. 38
X Specicaons .......................................................................................................................................... 39
Congratulaons on your purchase of a Habitat1, the latest concept in ultra high-quality low bass for your
environment. Your Habitat.
Understanding the Customer’s Habitat:
REL’s designers began with the understanding that more and more people are enjoying music, but in less
tradional consumpon formats. Today’s sophiscated consumer is as likely to enjoy music from a variety of
sources that simply did not exist a decade ago. From streaming high resoluon music les stored on a NAS
drive, to listening to the world’s music oerings -via internet radio, a variety of internet-based streaming
audio, as well as compact disc and analog sources such as vinyl records, consumers expect more funconality
and exibility from their music reproducon systems than at any me in history. Similarly, when they watch
any video entertainment, the same plethora of choices for how to obtain source material applies.
All these format delivery modes have one thing in common. Every source, whether music or video-based
benets from the inclusion of a REL sub bass system. Most of these new digital delivery formats suer from
severely compressed sound that is anemic and thin, a situaon immediately improved by adding in a REL.
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Welcome to the REL Family
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Environmental Bass™:
Moreover, our clients are not merely experiencing music, lm and television-based entertainment via
mulple new formats, they are choosing to use their environments in ways that beer support their busy
lifestyles. From sophiscated urban lo-dwellers, to suburban families leading busy lives raising children
while on-the-go, to lm lovers who wish to watch what they want, when they want we all are demanding
more from our environment. So we created a product that takes (acouscal) advantage of the physics of
ones’ environment, while blending quietly into the environment of the room, like a trusted servant.
Wireless:
Once our team achieved the requisite high standards for performance we demand of all REL subwoofers,
we turned our aenon to connecvity methods. We asked consumers and industry professionals for
input, and almost universally, the feedback was a request for wireless connecvity that matched the sonic
performance of Habitat1.
In order to achieve high quality wireless, the REL team found a new chipset remarkable for its speed and
lack of delay. Building on this foundaon our engineering team took to the task of creang Longbow™, REL’s
latest delivery method. Longbow™’s wireless system uses a proprietary security codec that ensures excepon-
al protecon of the signal, while using zero digital compression—the bane of convenonal wireless systems.
This results in a dynamic, ultra wide bandwidth sound with almost zero delay. Praccally speaking, Habitat1
equipped with Longbow™ can be connected to very high end hard-wired systems with none of the delay
issues that plague garden variety wireless systems. Addionally, the REL team was able to maintain all of the
HIGH LEVEL and reference theater connecvity via wireless protocol. Yet another breakthrough for REL!
This is the backdrop against which REL conceived, rened and has delivered Habitat1. An ultra-high
performance subwoofer system that serves up the perfect recipe of sophiscated, thin, wall-mounted (or
near-wall, if mounng Habitat1 is simply impossible), deep bass with style and sophiscaon via a proprietary
wireless link we call Longbow™. Habitat1 works for you, the customer. REL’s customer. It oers looks that
support virtually every design idiom, from modern to tradional and everything in between; and it does so
while making remarkable bass. We hope you enjoy this addion to your lifestyle, your Habitat!
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Introducon to the Design of Habitat1
Habitat1 Sub-Bass System
Many or most loudspeakers emphasize the mid-bass. This is the range from 50 to 90 Hz. We at REL believe
this is an incomplete approach and that loudspeakers need to be extended in the lower frequencies for
true full range reproducon. All of our designs are true Sub-Bass Systems, meaning they are designed to
reproduce very low frequencies (below 30 Hz) that are felt rather than heard. This is because we understand
that music is full-range, as are sound eects on movies, and we intend for our products to reproduce all of
these sounds, not just a narrow band.
Habitat1 is equipped to allow you to take full advantage of Dolby Digital AC3, DTS, MPEG 2 and any other
digital sound format that includes a dedicated Low Frequency Eects (LFE) channel.
The dedicated LFE input meets the tough specicaon laid down for digital 3/2.1 channels, usually known
as 5.1. The output is nominally at from 35 Hz – 90 Hz. It has a dedicated input level control which enables
users to set the LFE level independently of the processor. This is important because not all processors oer
control over this signicant parameter. The LFE channel is frequently output at 10 dB higher levels than the
other channels.
The Habitat1 also has a high-level (speaker level) input with dedicated input level control. Uniquely, both
the speaker level and the LFE input can be used simultaneously. This means you may set it up for the best
possible 2-channel performance sound with your CDs or other stereo signals and instantly revert to using
the Sub-Bass System as the dedicated LFE component when watching movies. This is a feature of real benet
if you wish to play music in stereo mode in the purist audiophile way and also in REL Theater Reference
mode with no switching necessary. By connecng BOTH High Level and .1 concurrently and seng your
processor to “Large” or “Full Range”, the best possible performance will be obtained. Consult the owner’s
manual of your loudspeakers or consult with your dealer before seng to large as a few speakers cannot
handle the bass that is then directed through to the main speakers.
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REL Habitat1 Panel Connecon Legend
REL Longbow™ Transmier
1 Power Adapter Socket: DC input socket that accepts a detachable power adapter.
2 HIGH-LEVEL INPUT (Neutrik® Speakon® Socket): Use to connect HIGH-LEVEL to the main front amplier
speaker terminals.
3 LOW-LEVEL INPUT: Used to connect LOW-LEVEL to the output of a preamplier, integrated amplier or
receiver ONLY when HIGH-LEVEL INPUT cannot be properly connected. (For home cinema, use.1/LFE INPUT).
4 .1/LFE INPUT: Used to connect to the .1/LFE output from a 5.1 amplier of processor. Should be used in
conjuncon with REL HIGH-LEVEL connecon for the ulmate theater experience.
5 Pair Switch: Used to pair REL Longbow™ transmier with Habitat1 cabinet.
REL Habitat1 Control Panel
6 Volume Control for HI/LOW INPUT: Use to adjust output when using either HIGH-LEVEL or LOW-LEVEL
input. Do not use both simultaneously.
7 Volume Control for .1/LFE INPUT: Use to adjust output level when using .1/LFE input from a 5.1 amplier
or processor.
8 Crossover Control: Used to select crossover frequency. Variable between 30Hz and 120Hz.
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